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C. C. Hunter (Author)

C. C. Hunter’s emotional story about a girl whose new heart may help her to catch a killer, now in trade paperback.

A new heart saved her life–but will it help her find out what really happened to its donor?From the New York Times bestselling author of the Shadow Falls series comes C. C. Hunter’s This Heart of Mine: a haunting, poignant tale about living and dying, surviving grief, guilt, and heartache, while discovering love and hope in the midst of -year-old Leah MacKenzie is heartless. An artificial heart in a backpack is keeping her alive. However, this route only offers her a few years. And with her rare blood type, a transplant isn’t likely. Living like you are dying isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. But when a heart becomes available, she’s given a second chance at life. Except Leah discovers who the donor was — a boy from her school — and they’re saying he killed himself. Plagued with dreams since the transplant, she realizes she may hold the clues to what really refuses to believe his twin killed himself. When Leah seeks him out, he learns they are both having similar dreams and he’s certain it means something. While unraveling the secrets of his brother’s final moments, Leah and Matt find each other, and a love they are terrified to lose. But life and even new hearts don’t come with guarantees. Who knew living, took more courage than dying?

Author Biography

C.C. HUNTER is a pseudonym for award-winning romance author Christie Craig. She is lives in Tomball, Texas, where she’s at work on her next novel.

Number of Pages: 400Dimensions: 1.2 x 8 x 5.3 INPublication Date: February 05, 2019Accelerated Reader:Quiz Name: This Heart of MineInterest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12Reading Level: 3.4Point Value: 15